Clifford Husbands – Former Governor General of Barbados dies at 91

Barbados’s 6th and longest-serving Governor General, Sir Clifford Husbands, has died. He was 91.

Husbands, served as the head of state from 1996 – succeeding Dame Nita Barrow – until his retirement in October 2011.

A lawyer by profession, he also served as deputy registrar, director of public prosecutions, as well as Supreme Court judge.

In recognition of his long and outstanding legal and judicial service to Barbados, Clifford Husbands received the highest national honor in 1995 and was made a Knight of St Andrew.

He was predeceased by his wife, Lady Ruby Husbands. -(CMC)